Free Neighborhood Chamber Music Concert Features Members of Los Angeles Philharmonic and Youth Orchestra Los Angeles

First Congregational Church of Los Angeles

Sunday, March 18, 2018, at 6:30 PM

Leadership support for the LA Phil's Education and Community Initiatives is provided by the Peggy Bergmann YOLA Endowment Fund, Margaret A. Cargill Foundation, Andy & Bill Concerts, LLP, Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, Anonymous, Max H. Gluck Foundation, Legacy Foundation, Sheila and Ronald Litzinger, James and Laura Rosenwald/Orinoco Foundation, Transit Systems Unlimited Inc., The Walt Disney Company, Los Angeles Philharmonic Committee, Lee and Hope Landis Warner YOLA Student Fund, Norma D. Kayser Trust, Mr. and Mrs. David Meline, the Wells Fargo Foundation, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors through Los Angeles County Arts Commission, Estate of Judith Lynne, Amgen Foundation, and Toyota Motor Sales, Inc

WHAT:

 The Los Angeles Philharmonic and First Congregational Church of Los Angeles present a free neighborhood chamber music concert featuring LA Phil violinists Mitch Newman and Rebecca Reale, violists Leticia Oaks Strong and Ingrid Hutman, cellist Barry Gold, and bassist Jory Herman, along with young musicians from from three Youth Orchestra Los Angeles (YOLA) sites on Sunday, March 18, at 6:30 PM. The performance will be conducted by Juan Felipe Molano.

With this annual free community concert, the LA Phil celebrates YOLA's advanced string players and will showcase a graduating senior, Jerver Hernandez, as bassoon soloist. This year's concert is the culmination of a residency where LA Phil musicians led masterclasses and sectional coachings with students from three YOLA sites, with Juan Felipe Molano conducting a series of side-by-side rehearsals and the concert. The program will also include movements from Brahms' String Quintet No. 2 in G major, performed by the LA Phil musicians.

The Los Angeles Philharmonic's Neighborhood Concerts include free orchestra, chamber music and jazz concerts in churches, community centers and other local venues around Southern California. The Los Angeles Philharmonic has been presenting free Neighborhood Concerts for over 20 years, as part of the organization's dedication to making music accessible to the widest possible audience.

Youth Orchestra Los Angeles (YOLA) is LA Phil Music & Artistic Director Gustavo Dudamel's signature initiative through which the LA Phil and community partners provide free instruments, intensive music training, and academic support to students from underserved neighborhoods, empowering them to become passionate learners and vital citizens. Beginning with 80 students in 2007, YOLA today serves nearly 1,000 students, studying up to 15 hours per week at four community-based sites where mentorship and leadership training is integral. YOLA students have the opportunity to work with LA Phil musicians and world-renowned artists and conductors, travel to cities foreign and domestic, and perform in iconic venues such as Walt Disney Concert Hall and the Hollywood Bowl.

YOLA is made possible in South Los Angeles, the Rampart District, Westlake/MacArthur Park, and East Los Angeles through the following community partners that share fiscal and programmatic responsibilities with the LA Phil: EXPO Center, Harmony Project, Heart of Los Angeles, Camino Nuevo Charter Academy and the Los Angeles County Office of Education.

Complete program:

GRIEG From Holberg's Time (Suite in Olden Style), Movements 1, 2, 5

Juan Felipe Molano, conductor

Members of the LA Phil

Members of YOLA

VIVALDI Bassoon Concerto in E minor, RV 484, Movement 1

Juan Felipe Molano, conductor

Jerver Hernandez, bassoon

Members of the LA Phil

BRAHMS String Quintet No. 2 in G major, Movements 1 and 4

               Members of the LA Phil

BARTÓK Romanian Folk Dances

Juan Felipe Molano, conductor

Members of the LA Phil

Members of YOLA

WHO:

Members of the Los Angeles Philharmonic

Mitchell Newman, violin

Rebecca Reale, violin

Leticia Oaks Strong, viola

Ingrid Hutman, viola

Barry Gold, cello

Jory Herman, bass

Members of the YOLA

Juan Felipe Molano, conductor

Jerver Hernandez, bassoon

Giezi Alva, violin

Fabiola Marinero, violin

Diana Meza, violin

Sergio Paez, violin

Michelle Rodriguez, violin

Naima Sanders, violin

Aaron Gabriel Soriano, violin

Fariyan Alam, viola

Emperatriz Magy Hernandez, viola

Andrea Martinez, viola

Abigail Cherith Soriano, viola

Alani Meeks, cello

Gizelle Polanco, cello

Jackelinne Rodriguez, cello

Skyler Lee, bass

WHEN:

Sunday, March 18, 2018, at 6:30 PM

WHERE:

First Congregational Church of Los Angeles

540 S Commonwealth Ave.

Los Angeles, CA 90020

Free parking is available.

HOW TO PURCHASE:

Admission is free, and no tickets are required. More information may be obtained by calling

(213) 355-5237.

For more information, please visit: www.LAPhil.com

Sophie Jefferies, 213.972.3422, sjefferies@laphil.org
Lydia Fong, 213.972.3689, lfong@laphil.org